BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Contact: Ryan Hyman\, Curator / rhyman@maccullochhall.org / ( 973) 538-2404 ext 12\nThe Other Side of War: The Civil War on the Home F ront\nMacculloch Hall Historical Museum presents a different side of the Civil War in The Other Side of War: The Civil War on the Home Front. T he exhibit is featured in the museum&rsquo\;s upstairs gallery through N ovember 11th.\nLife on the home front was not easy for loved ones whom t he soldiers left behind. Women played an important role in the Union war effort\; starting the U.S. Sanitary Commission\, serving as nurses\, ga thering goods and raising money for the soldiers\, which all contributed to the Union victory. The exhibit includes letters from soldiers writin g home asking for supplies that they needed in camp\, Civil War poetry b y Walt Whitman and others\, and describes Whitman&rsquo\;s lesser known job as a Civil War nurse. \; A nurse&rsquo\;s lamp is featured in th e section that illustrates the importance of nurses and the Sanitary Com mission during the war. Photographs of the women and children left at ho me are featured\, as are the stories of the Macculloch grandsons who ser ved while their families remained in Morristown doing their part for the war effort. \; Engravings by Thomas Nast and Winslow Homer help to illustrate the importance of the home front and the roles women played t o help the soldiers at the war front.\n \;\nThe stories of the men a nd women on both fronts are heroic and moving. Local Morris County men wrote home asking for various supplies unavailable through traditional a rmy supply channels. One of these men\, Lindley Hoffman Miller who live d at Macculloch Hall\, wrote letters and poems home describing his exper iences as a white officer of a regiment of black troops. Robert Gould Sh aw\, who led one of the first black regiments (upon whom the movie Glory was based)\, his sister Josephine Shaw Lowell and her husband Charles R ussell Lowell shared intriguing stories of heroism on the battlefield an d taking place at home with one another. The exhibit features a letterb ook written by Josephine talking about her newborn daughter&rsquo\;s lif e after her husband Charles was killed in the war. Robert Gould Shaw se rved in the 7th NY State Militia along with the Macculloch&rsquo\;s gran dson Lindley Hoffman Miller. \;\n \;\nWinslow Homer and Thomas N ast created drawings for Harper&rsquo\;s Weekly during the early 1860s\; their illustrations of the hardships felt by the soldiers and those the y left behind help document the home front during the war. A common them e in both letters and images of the home front is the importance of lett ers between families and friends\, which told whether loved ones were al ive or dead. One soldier signed every letter home\, &ldquo\;please write soon.&rdquo\;\n \;\nJames Russell Lowell (Charles&rsquo\; uncle)\, Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson wrote poetry during and after the war t hat inspired loyalty\, captured some of its pathos\, and celebrated acts of heroism. In addition to his work as a poet\, Whitman served as a nu rse during the war. Although not medically trained as they are today\, nurses performed an important and necessary service during the war. Many women became nurses and helped to win better conditions and secure supp lies for the soldiers. Without their efforts the war may have turned out differently.\n \;\nThe President of the United States\, Abraham Lin coln\, led the North through the war and was assassinated just before th e conflict ended. The death of the President was felt throughout the Un ion. Mourning and memorial badges were worn and memorial images were cr eated to celebrate the President. The exhibit features Lincoln memorabi lia from the Museum&rsquo\;s collection including a plate from his White House china\, and a document signed by Lincoln as President and by the Secretary of War.\n \;\nMacculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families\, the Morris area communit y\, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic s ite\, collections\, exhibits\, and educational and cultural programs. Th e Museum is open to tour the house and view exhibits on Wednesdays\, Thu rsdays &\; Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Adults $8\; Seniors &\; Studen ts $6\; Children 6 &ndash\; 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free . The last tickets for admission are sold at 3 p.m. School tours\, adult /senior tours and rentals may be scheduled by appointment. Call (973) 53 8-2404 ext. 10\, visit our website www.maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum\, 45 Macculloch Ave.\, Morr istown\, NJ 07960. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit edu cational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.\n \;\nImage at tached: Macculloch Hall Historical Museum_The Other Side of War_Josephin e and Charles Russell Lowell 1863 URL:http://morristown.patch.com/events/the-other-side-of-war-the-civil-wa r-on-the-home-front-exhibit SUMMARY:The Other Side of War: The Civil War on the Home Front Exhibit LOCATION:Macculloch Hall Historical Museum: 45 Macculloch Ave\, Morristow n\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR